HOUSTON — — Anthony Edwards made a step-back 3-pointer with 23 seconds left to cap a furious rally and lift the Minnesota Timberwolves to a 113-112 victory over the Houston Rockets on Friday night.
The Rockets led by 12 with about three minutes left before a 10-0 run by the Timberwolves, highlighted by a 3-point play by Edwards, cut the lead to 110-108 with 90 seconds remaining.
Alperen Sengun made 1 of 2 free throws after that, but Julius Randle's dunk on the other end brought Minnesota within 1. Sengun was fouled a second time and again made only 'only one of 2 free throws to leave Houston 112-110.
Edwards then scored a 3-pointer to give Minnesota its first lead since midway through the third quarter.
The Rockets had a chance to win, but Fred VanVleet's 3-point attempt failed.
Randle had 27 points and Edwards added 24 as the Timberwolves earned their second straight victory after losing three in a row.
Sengun scored a game-high 38 points with 12 rebounds to lead the Rockets, who ended a four-game winning streak.
Takeaways
Timberwolves: Edwards had just one point in the second half before his late-game heroics secured the victory.
Rockets: Houston could have used Dillon Brooks on defense Friday night. He missed his third straight game with right ankle soreness.
Key moment
Edwards' 3-pointer.
Key statistic
The Timberwolves were victorious despite dominating 66-40 in the paint.
To be continued
Houston hosts Miami and Minnesota hosts San Antonio on Sunday night.
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